Toxi
Toxi is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Elfie Fiegert, Paul Bildt and Johanna Hofer. The film's release came as the first wave of children born to black Allied servicemen and white German mothers entered school.
| Toxi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert A. Stemmle |
| Written by | Maria von der Osten-Sacken Peter Francke Robert A. Stemmle |
| Produced by | Werner Ludwig Hermann Schwerin |
| Starring | Elfie Fiegert Paul Bildt Johanna Hofer Ingeborg Körner |
| Cinematography | Igor Oberberg |
| Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
Production company | Fono Film |
| Distributed by | Allianz Filmverleih |
Release date | 15 August 1952 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Elfie Fiegert was selected to play Toxi after a mass audition held in Munich. Publicity for the film emphasised the similarities between her own story and that of Toxi. The film was the eighth most popular release at the West German box office in 1952. The name Toxi became widely used as shorthand in the German media when referring to Afro-Germans and their social circumstances.
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